The Independent Division has been stationed in Butterfly Valley for several months, and the 114th Regiment of the 38th Division has also begun to build the Sino-Indian Highway, and it seems that the counterattack will start soon.

Chen Fei is accustomed to life in this butterfly valley, as a commander, he still has a lot of free time, whenever he is free, he will carry a bamboo cage, hold a fishing rod, and fish by the small river, the fish in the river are fat and fresh, but Zhao Liu often takes his subordinates to catch fish with a net, these days Chen Fei often returns empty-handed.

"Damn, the fish have been caught by Commander Zhao, our division commander, we have been eating duck eggs for the past few days." Sanmao scolded with a smile.

"The division commander is not really fishing, this place is clean, division commander, you can think about things." Wang Liang said.

"Yes, otherwise, whoever can sit still and ask me to fish like this is estimated to take ten minutes, hehe······" Sanmao said with a smile.

This fashion Li came over and said: "Adjutant Wang, Sanmao battalion commander, is the division commander still fishing?" ”

"Yes, yes, Miss Shang is in trouble?" Wang Liang immediately offered his sincerity.

Shang Li blushed and said, "Well, there's something." ”

"Huh~ Why did Team Leader Shang blush, isn't it ······?" Wang Liang is serious and authentic.

"As far as you talk a lot, please, please, Miss Shang, the teacher is in front." Sanmao pushed Wang Liang away.

Shang Li turned her head and ran, she didn't know why she blushed, but every time she came to find Chen Fei and saw Sanmao, she always felt that this person was weird.

"Haha, look at your little bit of talent, haha······" Wang Liang laughed.

"Okay, good, good, I'm not promising, hey~ Wang Liang, do you say that Miss Shangli is beautiful?" Sanmao Road.

"Beautiful, pretty has nothing to say, but Sanmao, can you lower Team Leader Shang? It's not easy for this woman to be born and die with herself. Wang Liang said.

"Hey, that's what I said, just think about it, we Sanmao are self-aware, and we can't afford to climb high." Sanmao said helplessly.

Wang Liang smiled and patted Sanmao's shoulder to express comfort.

"Division commander, Nanjing Zhou called, the plan began to be implemented, borrow the hands of devils, get rid of Li Shiqun, and report the specific details when the action is completed." Shang Li said.

"Well, okay, call back, be cautious, foolproof, and don't get too close to the military commander, you can call for help if you are in trouble." Chen Fei said.

"Yes." Shang Li replied.

"By the way, what is the old steamed bun doing? I haven't seen him for a few days. Chen Fei asked.

"Oh, he is arranging some matters in Hong Kong, and at the same time, our intelligence department is reorganizing the operation department, after a few battles, the number of operations teams is seriously insufficient, and Deputy Director Zhu is looking for people in various units." Shang Li said.

"yes, I see." Chen Fei replied, his eyes never left the water, he looked engrossed, and he didn't know that he thought he had caught a lot of fish.

"Then division commander, I'll go back first." Shang Li said.

Chen Fei nodded, Shang Li turned around and walked a few steps, Chen Fei thought of something, turned around and said, "Shang Li, what I told you last time, did you care?" ”

When Shang Li heard this, the red face that had just faded suddenly turned red again.

"Oh······ I ······ I see, division commander······" Shang Li said embarrassedly. looked at Sanmao and Wang Liang stunned.

"Well, it's good to know, pay more attention, go ahead." Chen Fei said.

Shang Li replied repeatedly: "Yes." And he left.

Sanmao and Wang Liang looked at each other.

"It can't be that the division commander wants Shang Li to be his little wife, right?" Sanmao said softly.

"Huh? Exercise! Can you chew your tongue with such a thing? Is the division commander such a person? You kid have to be measured when you speak. Wang Liang immediately said nervously.

"What's this, which general doesn't look for four or five wives, normal." Sanmao Road.

"I can't say it normally, and I'll report to Chief He, and let Madame treat you well." Wang Liang said.

"Okay, okay, okay, I'm talking too much." Sanmao slapped himself in the mouth as he spoke.

"It's good to know." Wang Liang said.

"Hey······ hey" Sanmao smirked, and Wang Liang could only shake his head and smile bitterly. After a while, Sanmao said again: "Then you say, why does Team Leader Shangli blush?" ”

"You······ You ······ Exercise! Wang Liang raised his leg as he said and kicked at Sanmao.

Sanmao dodged, and smiled again.

"What are you two doing?" Chen Fei put away the fishing rod and said when he saw the two fighting.

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay, it's boring, joking with Adjutant Wang." Sanmao Road.

"You are a guard battalion commander who is not good at leading the troops, and you revolve around me every day, I see that you are idle, and you will start training the troops well tomorrow." Chen Fei said.

"Ah~ Division commander, isn't my guard battalion commander the head of the guards, don't I revolve around you, what else can I do?" Sanmao replied.

Chen Fei was about to say a few words, He Wenbin came over and said, "Division commander, General Merrell is here, saying that he has something important and is waiting for you at the headquarters." ”

"What is this old man doing?" Chen Fei said.

"Estimate what the task is." He Wenbin said.

Chen Fei nodded.

Chen Fei's headquarters, Merrell was smoking a pipe, looking at the sand table on the table. He had to admire the independent division, although this sand table was much smaller than the one in the headquarters, this one was more detailed and accurate.

"General Mai!" Chen Fei walked into the headquarters and saw Merrell looking at the sand table intently.

"Hello, General Chen!" Merrill saluted Chen Fei as he spoke, Chen Fei was stunned, the general of the US army, but it is much more difficult to fight hard and boil it out than Chen Fei, who is promoted on the battlefield, not to mention, the US army always has an attitude of superiority, this brigadier general is like a general of the national army.

Chen Fei immediately returned the salute, smiled and asked Merrill to sit down.

"General Mai, come all the way here, what's the matter?" Chen Fei said.

He Wenbin hurriedly translated.

"Oh yes, General, I need your help." Merrill said directly.

Chen Fei was stunned for a moment, and thought to himself, you are welcome.

Chen Fei nodded and said, "Then the general said to listen to it." ”

"The training and equipment replenishment of the five armies of the expeditionary force is about to be completed, and the Allied forces are preparing to hold a meeting in Quebec, Canada, the content of which is to decide to establish the Allied Command in Southeast Asia, which should be British Navy Marshal Mountbatten as the commander-in-chief, and the US Army Stilwell as the deputy commander-in-chief, and the plan for counterattacking Burma will be implemented soon." Merrell said, pausing and lighting his pipe again.

Chen Fei looked at him and listened carefully.

"The plan is probably that the expeditionary force stationed in India will launch a counteroffensive from the northwest corner of Burma, and the expeditionary force in Yunnan will cooperate to advance from north to south. Merrell added.

"Oh, it's ······ that the general needs our help with." Chen Fei said.

"Provide support for Chinese and American soldiers, reconnoitre, cooperate with the attack of the expeditionary force stationed in India, take the largest stronghold of the Japanese army in the Hukang River Valley, Xinpingyang, and open the northern gate into the Hukang River Valley." Merrell Road.

"Such a big operation?" Chen Fei said in surprise.

"General, it is indeed difficult, so I hope that the general can help us complete the task." Merrell Road.

"Oh, I didn't mean that, difficulties can always be overcome, but such a big operation, not a battalion or a regiment can cooperate, I mean that the general can report to the headquarters of the expeditionary force and let the headquarters give us orders." Chen Fei said.

"Oh, that's for sure, I'm in so many expeditionary force units, I only believe in the general's troops, although our detachment has caused losses to the general, but I hope the general doesn't have ideas, let's cooperate again and defeat little Japan." Merrell said sincerely.

"Thank you for the frankness of the general, my fighters have some ideas about the general's detachment, but we have a common enemy, and I believe that in the battle, our division can provide shelter for the general's troops." Chen Fei also said seriously.

As soon as He Wenbin translated, Merrell immediately got up and held Chen Fei's hand, and said excitedly: "Thank you, thank you." ”

The two reached a consensus, and then it was much easier, Merrell's goal was achieved, and he left Butterfly Valley in the afternoon to return to India.

Chen Fei watched Merrill leave.

"Division commander, this hasn't stopped for a few days and will start fighting again." Sanmao Road.

"yes, we're going to fight back." Chen Fei said.

"Division commander, do you want to hold a meeting of officers? So that the officers can prepare early. Zhu Guowen said.

Chen Fei shook his hand and said: "No, the plan has just begun to be formulated, there is still a period of time before it is implemented, and it is still training at this stage." ”

"Okay, then I'll take a regiment out tomorrow, there are too many recruits in a regiment." Zhu Guowen said.

Chen Fei nodded.

"By the way, is there a candidate for the commander of the artillery battalion? Didn't you get a lot of anti-aircraft guns a few days ago? If you can't organize it effectively, you won't be able to use it on the battlefield. Chen Fei said.

"Chief of Staff He is arranging this, the M3 type anti-tank gun that the US military arrived this time is actually an anti-tank gun, the power can be described as very huge, and it is also convenient to move, four or five soldiers can move quickly with a pull, but the caliber is a little smaller, only 37mm, and the other two M1 57mm anti-tank guns are powerful, but it is inconvenient to move." Zhu Guowen said.

"The M3 type is enough, and the kind of tank that fights devils is just right." Chen Fei said.

"By the way, there will be a batch of M1 75mm howitzers in the next few days, which can be transported by mule, which is especially suitable for fighting in complex terrain conditions." Zhu Guowen said.

"The weapons are getting more and more advanced, and we people may not be able to play it, so let's report to the expeditionary force headquarters, this kind of professional arms is very demanding." Chen Fei said.

"Chief of Staff He and I have thought about it, but we are not at ease to let an unfamiliar person hold such an important position." Zhu Guowen said.

"Then let someone come to be the adjutant, and the old gun doesn't know where it is, what's going on now?" Chen Fei said sadly.

Everyone was silent, hoping that the old gun would survive and wait for a reunion in the future.

"Let's go, go fishing, Sanmao go get a fishing rod." Chen Fei said.

"Okay!" Sanmao replied.

Zhu Guowen glanced at He Wenbin, and He Wenbin hurriedly stepped forward

"Teacher, my heart is getting heavier and heavier, and your brother-in-law doesn't spend much time with him." Zhu Guowen said.

"I ······ I also thought, I just can't keep up with his train of thought, by the way, the artillery battalion commander will be Colin of the Fifth Regiment, this kid I have seen him fight mortars, where to fight, he is definitely a genius, but his qualifications are too shallow, and a platoon commander is promoted to battalion commander, is it too fast? He Wenbin said.

"There's no way, I can't delay it any longer, I'll fix him, I'll write you a material and let the division commander decide." Zhu Guowen said.

"This person is one of the three people designated by the division commander last time." He Wenbin said.

"That's the best, let's go, I have to walk around, prepare, prepare." Zhu Guowen left as he spoke.

He Wenbin smiled bitterly as he watched everyone leave, thinking to himself, this eldest brother has such a thorough touch.

Within a few days, the Expeditionary Force Command gave an official order for the Independent Division and Merrell to reconnoiter the Hukang Valley area.

"Division commander, this order didn't say that the battle would be coordinated with the wheat detachment, but it just wanted our two troops to reconnoitre, who is in charge of this?" He Wenbin took the telegram and said to Chen Fei.

"Take other people's soft hands and eat other people's short mouths, and the headquarters is helpless, let's wait for the wheat detachment to come over." Chen Fei said.

"Yes." He Wenbin replied.

The days that awaited the Mai detachment were that a large number of weapons and equipment were delivered to Butterfly Valley every day.

There is a lot of ammunition, there are more opportunities for live-fire training, and the sound of firing and explosions of various weapons can be heard everywhere in Butterfly Valley.

The number of automatic weapons of all kinds has increased, and the ammunition is like running water, but fortunately, the supply is also very abundant.

"Division commander, Lao Zhangtou has been very angry these days, and several officers who went to the quartermaster department to receive ammunition were scolded like grandsons, even I am afraid, division commander, why don't you go and talk about it." He Wenbin said with a wry smile.

Chen Fei smiled, shook his head and said, "Lao Zhangtou is telling you to save ammunition, think about the past, when we were short of ammunition." ”

"But the fighters need to train." He Wenbin asked rhetorically.

"So, this kind of thing is very contradictory, I won't say it." Chen Fei smiled.

"Report!" Old fart Zheng came in and said.

"Camp Commander Zheng is here, sit." Chen Fei said.

"Division, I won't sit down, the Mai detachment is still three kilometers away from here." Zheng Lao said.

"Well, Chief of Staff He greets you, arranges accommodation, and Battalion Commander Zheng brings General Mai over." Chen Fei said.

"Yes, yes." The two replied.

After a while, Merrell came in.

"Hahaha~ General, let's meet again." Merrell came in and laughed.

"Sit, Wang Liang, make coffee, general, now we are brothers in the trenches." Chen Fei said.

"What?" Merrell Road.

"Oh, Sanmao asked Chen Fang to come over and translate." Chen Fei hurriedly said.

When Chen Fang came in, Chen Fei and Merrill were having a brief conversation.

When Merrill saw Chen Fang coming in, he immediately said, "Beautiful young lady, it's an honor to meet you." ”

Chen Fang hurriedly replied: "Me too." ”

Merrill took out a map and talked to Chen Fei, the task was very simple, it was to reconnoiter and provide intelligence for the attacking troops.

"Simple orders, dangerous and complex actions, Lao Mai, the burden on us is not light." Chen Fei said.

"Yes, so it takes a unit like a separate division to do it." Merrell wasted no time in slapping his ass.

"Hehe, Lao Mai doesn't have to be like this, for a long time, we want to be together, you compliment me like this, you don't have to, in this way, let's call a meeting of the commanders of each unit in the evening, the first is to confirm the task, the second is when to start the activity, and the third is to let the two troops get to know each other, and so on." Chen Fei said.

"Okay." Merrill replied immediately.

"General, since the troops have begun to act together, then Lao Mai, let me ask who is in charge? Who assists? Chen Fei said with a smile.

Merrill thought for a while and lit his cigarette and said: "The Expeditionary Force Command did not clarify our relationship, but the Allied Command meant that we were in the lead, but considering that the general had been fighting in Savage Mountain for a long time and was very familiar with the environment here, General Stilwell proposed that the general should be the leader, and our Mai detachment would cooperate." ”

"Oh, what does the general mean?" Chen Fei said, he wants to confirm what Merrill thinks, if Lao Mai wants to lead, then things will be complicated.

"I mean, it's also dominated by the generals, after all, you are always here and fight a lot, and your judgment is still correct." Merrell said seriously.

Chen Fei nodded, thinking, then things will be easy to do.

"General, since this is the case, I will not let it, I hope we can move smoothly." Chen Fei said.

"Definitely." Merrell replied.

"Wang Liang, take the general to rest first, inform the commanders of the troops, and hold a meeting in the open space outside at night." Chen Fei said.

"Yes." Wang Liang replied.

When everyone left, Chen Fei picked up the map left by Merrell and looked at it seriously.